Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Fleet Finance, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided February 21, 1992No. CV 191-121PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
This case concerns the lending practices of the Defendant corporations. The Plaintiffs allege that these practices violate Georgia’s usury law, O.C.G.A. § 7-4-18 (1989); Georgia’s RICO Act (“Georgia RICO”), O.C.G.A. § 16-14-1 et seq. (1988 & Supp.1991); the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (1988); and the Truth-In-Lending Act (“TILA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1640 (1988). Defendants Fleet Finance, Inc., Fleet Finance Inc. of Georgia (collectively “Fleet”), and Tower Financial Services, Inc. (“Tower”), have moved…
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